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Bug#912342: linux-latest: enable CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED to support TL-WN725N usb wifi dongle

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Source: linux-latest
Version: 4.9+80+deb9u5
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

I have a TP-Link TL-WN725N USB 802.11n WiFi dongle.
Default driver rtl8192cu is buggy (power management issue causing
deauth). While https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes works, it's
deprecated and users are asked use the new rtl8xxxxu driver.
rtl8xxxxu is compiled as a module but nothing happens because this device
support is hidden behind CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED that debian kernel config
does not set.
I had to recompile this kernel with that option enabled to make it work.
Please consider turning this option on by default.

Meanwhile, I emailed the maintainer upstream to report that this device works,
so hopefully they can graduate it as stable and no longer behind untested.

Thanks!

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.5
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: arm (armel)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-7-marvell
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

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Bug#912342: linux-latest: enable CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED to support TL-WN725N usb wifi dongle StalkR <debian-reportbug@stalkr.net> - 2018-10-30 17:00 +0100
  Bug#912342: linux-latest: enable CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED to support TL-WN725N usb wifi dongle Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2019-09-24 17:10 +0200
  Processed: Re: linux-latest: enable CONFIG_RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED to  support TL-WN725N usb wifi dongle "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2019-09-24 17:10 +0200

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